WAZL

Infobox Radio Station
name = WAZL


city = Hazleton, Pennsylvania
area = Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton
branding = "Hazleton's Hometown Station"
slogan =
airdate = December 19, 1932
frequency = 1490 kHz (analog)
format = Oldies
power = 1,000 watts
class = C
coordinates = coord|40.94066|N|75.965781|W|type:landmark
sister_stations = WLNP, WNAK, WCDL, WCOJ
owner = [http://www.wallersutton.com/ WS2K Acquisition] (LMA) Current airstaff: Mike Naydock, Mike Moran, Tony Pacelli, Leo Valovich, Carl Simchena)
website = [http://www.wazlam.com WAZLAM.com] |

WAZL is an AM broadcasting radio station licensed to the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania with service area extending out to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton radio market. The station broadcasts in an Oldies radio format. It broadcasts at a frequency of 1490 kHz with 1,000 Watts of power using a non-directional antenna. WAZL is considered a Class-C AM broadcasting station according to the Federal Communication Commission.

History

The radio station has a rich and long broadcast history dating back to 1932 serving the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. WAZL originally started broadcasting at a frequency of 1420 kHz and had to time share the frequency with WILM in Wilmington, Delaware in 1932. In 1941, a nationwide frequency reassignment took place by the Federal government which assigned WAZL to 1450 kHz where it stayed until 1948 when the station switched to its current broadcast frequency of 1490 kHz. WAZL was an affiliate of the NBC-Mutual radio network during its early history.

The station has struggled in recent years with the station going silent for a time until [http://www.route81radio.com Route 81 Radio] bought the station and put it back on the air in 2004 as a full service operation serving the local Hazleton community.

In mid-July 2008, [http://www.route81radio.com Route 81 Radio] fell into financial difficulty and went into foreclosure. [http://www.wallersutton.com/ WS2K Acquisition] , originally a 50% owner in [http://www.route81radio.com Route 81 Radio] , took over the licensecite web|title=Northeast Radio Watch - July 21, 2008 - Pennsylvania|author = Scott Fybush|accessyear = 2008|accessmonthday = August 11|publisher = Northeast Radio Watch (Rochester, New York)|url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080721/nerw.html] . Soon there after in August 2008, Hazleton Radio, Inc., a locally-owned corporation, took over management of the station under a LMAcite web|title=Northeast Radio Watch - August 11, 2008 - Pennsylvania|author = Scott Fybush|accessyear = 2008|accessmonthday = August 11|publisher = Northeast Radio Watch (Rochester, New York)|url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080811/nerw.html] .

References

External links

* [http://www.wazlam.com/ Official WAZL Website]
*AMQ|WAZL
*AML|WAZL
** [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WAZL&service=AM&status=L&hours=U WAZL Signal Coverage Map According to Radio-Locator.com]
* [http://www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php?call=wazl&ccode=1&country=US&party_type=LICEN RecNet query]